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Fitbit, Jawbone Battle Over Investigation Charge
- TechCrunch, Thursday, February 9, 2017 10:17 AM
The Jawbone/Fitbit ugliness appears to be continuing on unabated, even the rival fitness companies work to deal with their own financial struggles and concerns around the health of the wearable market at large. The companies have been batting suits back and forth at least since mid-2015, primarily dealing with issues of intellectual proprietary and trade secrets – the sort of charges rival manufacturers often volley back and forth. The war seemed to have cooled slightly just ahead of Christmas when Fitbit dropped one case, citing its rivals financial struggles, which we recently highlighted in a piece about the company’s planned pivot. But in a new court filing, Jawbone suggests that its chief competitor is currently under investigation by a grand jury over trade secret theft.
